2 September 2021

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2022 School Leaders

We are pleased to announce the School Leaders for 2022:

College Captains: Katie Groundwater & Joshua Macarone

College Vice Captains: Lucy Galletly & Wil Hunter

College Prefects:

Ella McLennan
Samantha Scott
Robert Giuliano
Nicholas Di Bella

Rice Captains:
Georgia Biviano
Laura Poggio

McAuley Captains:
Kaila Marino
Samuel Timms

O'Meara Captains:
Dana Kaurila
Haydan Girgenti

Ingham Arts Festival

Over the last few weeks, students have been competing in various sections as part of the annual Ingham Arts Festival. Congratulations to all students who have participated. The following students came away with prizes in the Literature and Art sections.

Literature

Year 7-9 Essay Section

• 1st place – Elina Rose Alappat Daijo

Year 10 -12 Essay Section

• 2nd place – Britney Romano
• 1st place – Katie Groundwater

Year 7 Short Story section

• Highly commended – Justin Venturato
• 3rd place – Milton Rutherford
• 2nd place – Eamon Serra
• 1st place – Louise Kaurila

Year 8 Short story section

• Highly commended – Couper Giuliano
• 3rd place – Indiana Copley
• 2nd place – Savannah Lee Walker
• 1st place – Breanna Patane

Year 10-12 Short Story section

• Highly commended – Mickayla Coco
• 3rd place – Britney Romano
• 2nd place – Tara Sadlier
• 1st place – Bodhi Matsen

Art

Wearable art section

• Highly commended – Tahlia Christopher-Wano, Taleesha Camilleri, Cadey McMurray

Year 7 drawing section

• Highly commended – Esther-Rose McCaul
• 3rd place – Roman Grottelli
• 1st place – Zoe Kite

Year 7 painting section

• 2nd place – Georgia Minato
• 1st place – Esther-Rose McCaul

Year 8 drawing section

• Highly commended – Kiara Gullo

Year 8 painting section

• 1st place - Victoria Mingon

Year 10 Painting section

• 2nd place – Annellise Supple

Year 7-9 Photography

• 3rd place – Abby Dezolt
• 1st place – Cobie Skinner

Year 10-12 Craft

• 1st place – Kyla Escalada

Ensemble: Thomas, Pierce, Jada, Brooke, Elina

From the Principal

Dear Gilroy Santa Maria College community,

Throughout the past week, we have worked through the process of selecting our College Leaders for 2022. The arduous process required candidates to present a speech to the entire school body, a vote from their fellow students and staff plus being interviewed by a panel. I wish to acknowledge the students who had the courage and commitment to nominate and be considered for positions. It truly was a difficult decision as each candidate submitted a very convincing case as to why they would be worthy of filling positions. Each student and their families should be proud of the manner in which they presented themselves, the pride and passion they displayed and the mature and thoughtful responses they delivered to the interview questions.

I am very confident in saying that Gilroy Santa Maria College is in a very health position when we have students of this quality vying to be our student leaders and pledging to show the way for the entire student body. In Term 4 we will have be having an Assembly where we will handover the leadership positions to the 2022 leaders.

I am pleased to announce the College Leaders for 2022:

College Captains 2022: Katie Groundwater & Joshua Macarone
College Vice Captains 2022: Lucy Galletly & Wil Hunter

College Prefects:

Ella McLennan
Samantha Scott
Robert Giuliano
Nicholas Di Bella

Rice Captains:

Georgia Biviano
Laura Poggio

McAuley Captains:

Kaila Marino
Samuel Timms

O'Meara Captains:

Dana Kaurila
Hayden Girgenti

Inter-School Athletics

The performances of our students at the recent interschool athletics carnival was another example of the spirit, enthusiasm and desire that is evident in our students. Participation and effort went a long way to ensuring that we took out the majority of the awards on the day. Whilst it was a team effort it was amazing to acknowledge the outstanding personal performances of a number of our students.

Gilroy Santa Maria College took out the following awards:

OVERALL Girls winners

7 Age Champions out of a possible 12
2 District records broken

Age Champions:

Jess Furber
Rocky Jensen
Carly D'Emden
Brayden Spina
Lucy Biviano
Brandon Hamilton-Kaurila
Kate Butcher

RECORDS BROKEN:

Louise & Laura Poggio both broke the District 1500m records in their respective age groups. Great effort girls.

Hair Styles

The start of term 4 will see the introduction of our revised Uniform Guidelines, with particular emphasis on acceptable Hair styles and haircuts. Following a recent review of our Uniform Guidelines, which included consultation with the College Board and P&F Association it was decided the hair policy would be amended as below to outline acceptable hair styles at GSMC:

• Hair should always be clean, neat and tidy. Students are expected to wear their hair in conventional styles and colours, avoiding extremes of fashion.
• Hairstyles should not impede learning or vision (hair over the eyes).
• Unconventional cuts and styles are not acceptable. Examples of unacceptable trends include: dreadlocks, clip-on hair extensions, hair wraps, coloured beading, “Bali-style” braiding/corn rows (unless culturally appropriate), mohawks, mullets, ‘rats tails’, ‘patterns’ or lines cut into the hair.
• Male students
    o   hair must be above collar length.
    o   should be clean-shaven. Consideration will be given to cultural traditions.
• Female students
    o   must have their hair tied up if below the collar
    o   hair ties and accessories must be black, brown or College colours.
• Hair colours that the College deems extreme or not natural, including multi-coloured hair, is unacceptable.

Kevin Barnes
Principal

Meet our Principal Mr Kevin Barnes:

Gilroy on show photos

Townsville Catholic Education SURVEY

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are seeking your assistance in understanding the drivers and influencing factors in selecting secondary schools within our regional areas and invite you to participate in the attached survey.

Through completing the survey, you will have an opportunity to WIN an iPad 8th Generation. (Terms and conditions)

We ask that you complete the survey before 11pm on Friday, 24th of September, 2021.

Please follow the attached link for further information and to participate in the survey.

Assistant Principal Religious Education

Dear Gilroy Santa Maria College Community,

As the end of the term draws near, everyone seems to be knuckling down with assessment tasks and study for the end of term exams. As it all gets a little hectic, please be mindful of others and the stresses that we don’t always know about in their lives. A gentle smile, a g’day or a simple ‘can I help you with anything?’ goes a long way and might be the difference between a good day and a not so good day.

Many hands go into organising youth masses in our parish. Thank you to everyone who helped on the weekend at mass; readers, musicians, choir, people who set up and pack away, the pizza deliverer, the softdrink supplier and Father Damian for celebrating mass.

Next term, during Mission Month, the College will participate in the annual Socktober fundraiser. This year, for a bit of fun, I am asking students to bring in unwanted, old socks and plastic bags to school so that we can use them to make soccer balls, like those used by underprivileged children overseas. This will be a great opportunity for our students to have a better understanding of what it is like to not always have access to things as simple as sports balls.

The prayer this week is the Prayer for Kindness found in our school diary.

Jesus,
help me to live with enthusiasm;
to see a lonely person and to talk to them;
to give a word of encouragement to a struggling student;
to be patient with my friends even when they are wrong;
to donate to charity even though world hunger still exists;
to accept You as my Saviour and to trust You as my friend. Amen.

God bless,

Christine Timms
Assistant Principal Religious Education

CALENDAR TERM 3

Term 3 - Year 7 – 12 Exams

Please see below the Exam timetable for all year levels. This was emailed out to all students & carers and can be printed for you from the office if requested.

Yr 12 Mock Exams

Year 9 Fundraiser

As part of The Resilience Project, our year 9 students have worked together to establish a fundraiser event for the Gilroy School community to support the Smith Family Foundation.

The fundraising consisted of a:

• Coloured clothes day
• and sausage sizzle

The fundraising was a huge success!

World’s Greatest Shave

Blood cancer takes so much.

It can take your job, it can take you away from your family, it can take your hair... and it can take your life.

Dexter Britton and Robert Giuiliano will be taking part in the World’s Greatest Shave on Wednesday 15 September.

You can donate by following the links below:

Well done Dexter and Robert:

Sports Awards Assembly & Awards Night

Sports Awards Assembly & College Leaders Handover
Thursday 7 October 8:30am (Week 1, Term 4).

At this Assembly, our Sports Awards will be presented for 2021. If your child is receiving an award you will receive a notification closer to the date.

The 2021 College Leaders will also complete their "Handover" to the 2022 College Leaders at this Assembly.

All Parents & Carers are invited to attend. No RSVP is required.

2021 Awards Night - Thursday 21 October

This year's Awards Night will be held on Thursday 21 October (Week 3, Term 4). We will have the same format as last year with the Junior and Senior sessions held separately:

Yr 7 to 9 at 6:00pm in the Santa Maria Centre
Yr 10 to 12 at 7:30pm in the Santa Maria Centre

All Parents & Carers are invited to attend. Award recipients will be notified and invitations sent out closer to the date. RSVP's are essential.

English Department Notice

Notice for all Year 12 English General students:

Gilroy will be providing access to the following upcoming event to support preparation for the English external assessment in term 4. Students are invited to attend the Challenge & Change for the External Assessment - Student event, which is being conducted online by The English Teachers Association (ETAQ) for students enrolled in the year 12 English General course.

Event details are as follow:
Date: Wednesday, 8th September 2021
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Venue: The dining room (C-block)

This pre-external examination event draws on the collective learning from 2020 to deliver just what students need to help them feel motivated and prepared. With the very generous assistance of academics across the university sector, the student event will provide expert support for General English. The program will consist of three sessions:

A. Writing the analytical essay: pre-recorded materials available from 3 pm, Wednesday 8 September.
B. Text webinars: pre-recorded, based on the EA texts from the Prescribed Text List and available from 3 pm, Wednesday 8 September.
C. Live discussions in 30-minute blocks at 4, 4:30 and 5pm on Wednesday 8 September - we have registered for the 4:30 pm block.

These Zoom sessions will primarily relate to Writing the Analytical Essay, but students will be free to ask questions about their selected texts. The discussions will not be recorded.

Attending the event is optional for students, but strongly encouraged. Please email Mrs. Winterbourn if you will be attending.

Mrs. Winterbourn
English Teacher

Building progress

Year 9 Market Day

Last week the Year 9 Economics and Business class held their market day. During the term students were given the opportunity to plan, budget and market their business idea, and then two days to run their business. The students unleashed their creativity and developed a product or service that students and staff at Gilroy might buy. After an exciting two days the students made a profit of $646, which will be donated to their chosen charity 'Meals on Wheels'.

Year 12 80’s Day

On Tuesday the Year 12’s dressed in their best 80’s themed outfits as it was exactly 80 days until their GRADUATION!

From the Assistant Principal (Pastoral)

Dear Families,

It’s that exciting/sad time of year again where we are getting ready to change over our student senior leadership. I have enjoyed working with this year’s leadership group immensely. They have had some great ideas and have been proactive in running events and supporting staff lead activities.

The quality of interviews has been fantastic again this year making it even harder to make a decision. From the quality of responses and the ideas provided by students in the interviews I am really looking forward to working with next years leaders and watching them grow and make a difference to the school.

It can sometimes feel challenging for parents to raise happy, healthy and resilient children and teens. What can help our families and schools is up-to-date resources aimed at providing information on key topics that relate to parenting and the wellbeing of our children.

SchoolTV has partnered with Townsville Catholic Education to deliver ongoing support to parent communities, teachers and school and pastoral support staff. The SchoolTV platform is integral as part of a whole school approach to student wellbeing. It is now available to our parents and families. Each topic or edition addresses key issues using brief interviews with expert specialists, fact sheets, parent quizzes, recommended apps, books and much more.

SchoolTV streamlines and brings together information from many reputable sources such as REACHOUT and beyondblue, Australian Psychological Society, Nutrition Australia, headspace and esafety Commission. This provides a very reliable and accessible resource, saving parents time and confusion searching online across multiple sites.

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is one of Australia's highest profile psychologists, and a specialist in corporate mental health, families, parenting, children, adolescents, and the use of technology for mental health. The information he provides in this series is invaluable and we hope as parents/carers you take advantage of this excellent resource.

School TV can be accessed by going to the Gilroy Santa Maria Homepage and clicking the link at the top of the website or by going through/Parents/School TV/ Then clicking the “click here” icon. Or if you follow the below link.

Work Experience

Dear students & families,

Work experience is available to students who are over 14 years of age, who would like to learn more about an occupation or business as part of their career decision making.

Forms (blue) are available from outside the Careers Room to apply for after-school, weekend or school holiday work experiences. These forms must be handed to me at least 3 weeks prior to the dates.

Please note Wilmar is not taking work experience this year.

Please contact Mrs Zanghi in the office or email jzanghi1@gilroysm.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions.

God bless

Mrs Zanghi
Work placement/experience co-ordinator

School Officers Day

Breakfast Club

Gilroy Breakfast Club

Gilroy Breakfast Club is on every Wednesday morning before school and is served from the tuckshop. Last term we had approximately 40 to 50 students coming to breakfast each Wednesday. If you are interested in helping out you can do this by

1. Donating goods such as milk, butter, milo. (We have plenty of cereals at the moment)
or
2. By baking some breakfast treats such as muffins, pancakes, scones…….

Please contact Rita Martin if you would like further information.

From the Business Manager

Dear Families,

Term 3 School Fees are now OVERDUE!

If you have not paid school fees, yet please do so ASAP. There are a number of ways to pay, including BPAY, direct debit as well credit card etc.

All statements are emailed so please notify the school of any changes to your email address. If you have not supplied us with your email address please do so.

As always, if for any reason you are finding it difficult to pay school fees. Please contact the Principal or myself to discuss the matter.

God Bless
Ros Giuliano
Business Manager

Maraka Float 2021

This year we will again be taking part in the Maraka Float procession. It is always a very enjoyable afternoon for students to be involved in. In the coming weeks we will be holding working bees to prepare our float. The theme this year is HALLOWEEN DOWN UNDER. Any student Year 7-12 is able to participate on the day, and/or help during the working bees. Students can put their names down in homerooms.

Maraka Float
GET INVOLVED!
Date: Saturday 30th October

Apprenticeship News

Congratulations to Zara Goitiandia who has begun a School-Based Apprenticeship to complete the Cert III in Hairdressing with Justine's Hair Design.

Forrest Beach FUN RUN

The annual Gilroy Santa Maria Fun Run will consist of a round trip run/walk from Forrest Beach to Cassidy’s Beach. Students are to arrive at school by 8:30am via usual transport. They will be transported to Forrest Beach by bus and return to school by 3:00pm. There will be an award given to the Iron man/woman for each year level (student that finished first.). In addition to this, for every student who completes the course, a point will be added to his/her house total in the 2021 GSM Cup. The students will be given the option to walk to the shop or participate in sports activities after the walk.

**Parents please note that this is a school day and attendance is compulsory.

FORREST BEACH STUDENTS

If students live at Forrest Beach, you are to meet at the Lifesaving Club at 9.00am. You must submit your permission note below. Any student without a permission note will be required to return to the College before catching their normal bus back to the beach.

PLEASE HAND IN PERMISSION NOTES ASAP

Tuckshop News

VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED!!

Tuckshop Volunteers are only needed to work from 8:30am to 11:30am.

Please note: The lunch times are as follows:

1st Lunch – 10:55am – 11:20am
2nd Lunch – 12:50pm - 1:30pm

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all again this year.

If there is any query in regards to this roster or you are unavailable please contact

Sandra Benedetto [0427 765 321] - Jodie Lino [0407 904 918]

TUCKSHOP MENU

What’s Happening in the Parish

Ingham Region Catholic Parishes Newsletter:

Father Damian McGrath
Parish Priest
Ingham Region Catholic Parishes

What’s Else is Happening?

Dear Hinchinbrook Community,

In collaboration with TAFE Qld, Council invites you to “Have Your Say” with TAFE Qld.

Council has been receiving feedback from the business community that there is a demand for increased provision in locally delivered training, across many industry sectors within the shire. Together, we can strive towards meeting our employee requirements by providing our valuable feedback to the TAFE Qld representatives.

The purpose of this session is for TAFE Qld to meet with interested community members and gain a greater understanding of the training needs within the shire, now and into the future. Your input is valued and Council would like to invite yourself or a representative of your organisation, to attend this workshop and provide feedback to the TAFE Qld representatives as to the types of training needs that may be required.

If you are unable to attend this session, no problem! Please feel free to send in your feedback or list of training subjects and possibly numbers of annual participants who may undertake studies suggested.

Advertising with Schoolzine

Would you like to advertise in our new Schoolzine eNewsletter? Currently, Schoolzine is working diligently to source family friendly advertising sponsors and will then rebate quarterly 20% of revenue back to the school.

If you are interested in advertising either contact the school office or feel free to email Schoolzine any questions, suggestions or advertising enquiries.

Email: advertising@schoolzine.com.au
Phone: 07 5414 2361